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Tajik migrant workers are desperate to return to Russia and the jobs they lost during the coronavirus pandemic, but skyrocketing prices for plane tickets are preventing them from going, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service says. asiaplustj.info »
This year, the international half-marathon dedicated to the Tajik Capital City Day will take place on April 19. According to the Dushanbe City hall, representatives of all regions of the country will participate in this race. asiaplustj.info »
Iranian media reports say the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Iran, Major-General Mohammad Baqeri noted yesterday that Iran and Tajikistan have agreed to establish a joint defensive and military committee. asiaplustj.info »
The Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), is continuing to devaluate against the dollar (USD). Currency-exchange points in Dushanbe have stopped selling U. S. dollars as the national Tajik currency, the somoni, has fallen in value recently against the dollar. asiaplustj.info »
This year, Shuroi Ulamo (Council of Ulema – Tajikistan’s highest Islamic institution) has set the contribution for zakat for Muslims having annual income of no less than 25,000 somonis (TJS) at TJS625. asiaplustj.info »
This year, the holy month of Ramadan will start in Tajikistan on April 13, according to the Committee on Religious Affairs under the Government of Tajikistan (CRA). asiaplustj.info »
Tajik judoka Somon Mahmadbekov has won silver medal for Tajikistan at the 2021 Asian Judo Championships, finishing second in -73kh weight category. In the final, he was defeated by Korean judoka An Chang-rim, gold medalist at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar. asiaplustj.info »
The European Union supports the national consultations that took place on the draft National Human Rights Strategy of the Republic of Tajikistan up to 2030 and the Action Plan for 2021-2023 in the conference hall of the Hyatt Regency Hotel on April 7. asiaplustj.info »
Starting from April 1, 2021, The First Microfinance Bank announced a reduction in interest rates on loan products. The decrease in the interest rate applies to all lending products provided by the bank. asiaplustj.info »
A COVID-19 vaccination for teachers and school staff of 16 secondary schools began in Dushanbe on April 7, according to the Dushanbe City Hall. A source within the Dushanbe City Hall says the COVID-19 vaccination campaign will cover all 151 secondary schools and 137 kindergartens in the Tajik capital. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda yesterday met with his Kyrgyz counterpart Ulan Niyazbekov in the Tajik northern Sughd province to discuss a wide range of issues related to bilateral cooperation between the interior ministries of the two countries, according to the Tajik interior Ministry’s website. asiaplustj.info »
Nikolai Nikulin has been appointed to head the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) representative office in Tajikistan, replacing Rashid Kadyrov, who had served as head of the EBD office in Tajikistan for almost eight years. asiaplustj.info »
A new “double mutant” strain of the coronavirus has been discovered in San Francisco, marking the first time the variant, thought to be behind a surge of cases in India, has been identified in the United States. asiaplustj.info »
The Drug Control Agency under President of Tajikistan (DCA) reported on April 5 that officers of DCA’s office in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) seized a large amount of narcotic drug in GBAO’s Ishkashim district on March 7 this year. asiaplustj.info »
The World Bank on April 2 hosted an online regional briefing entitled “Connectivity in Central Asia: Challenges and Opportunities.” Experts noted during the briefing that the combination of infrastructure and logistics improvements, reduction in border delays and tariffs, and harmonized standards across countries could have a significant positive impact on Central Asian economies. asiaplustj.info »
26,300 health workers in Tajikistan have reportedly been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) so far, which is 51. 5 percent of the overall number health workers in the country. Ms. asiaplustj.info »
A fire that broke out in one of apartments in a four-story residential building in Dushanbe’s neighborhood unit 65, not far from the Sakhovat bazaar, has damaged two apartments. The Interior Ministry’s website says the fire broke out in apartment # 58 on the first floor yesterday evening, at around 8:30 pm, and then spread to apartment # 60 located on the second floor. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan and the United Nations met on April 2 to review achievements against national development priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals and to discuss upcoming development cooperation plans, according to UNDP Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Civil Aviation Agency under the Government of Tajikistan has held an extraordinary meeting to discuss the issue of the sale of air tickets at inflated prices. Civil Aviation Agency Director Ikrom Subhonzoda has told Asia-Plus that they received complaints from citizens regarding the sale of air tickets by air ticket officers at inflated prices. asiaplustj.info »
A power transmission line of the of the 1000 Electricity Transmission and Trade Project for Central Asia and South Asia (CASA 1000) Project that provides for supplying electricity from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to Afghanistan and Pakistan can be introduced into operation only by 2025, the head of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Kyrgyzstan National Power Grid Ulan Abdyrasulov told Kabar asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan and Japan’s Dai Nippon Consturction (DNC) have concluded an agreement on rehabilitation of the Qizilqala-Bokhtar section of the highway connecting Dushanbe and Bokhtar, the capital of the Khatlon province. asiaplustj.info »
The Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) has fulfilled its spring conscription campaign target in one day. The spring conscription campaign began in the country yesterday and all cities and districts of GABO fulfilled their conscription campaign targets by the evening, Faridoun Mahmadalizoda, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense (MoD), told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
The participant of CABAR.asia School of Analytics Navrouz Karimov conducted a research on the issue of containment and recycling of waste in Tajikistan. An article by him entitled Bury and Forget: How People “Struggle” with Growth of Landfills in Tajikistan notes that both the government and citizens are relentlessly ignoring the waste problem in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has enhanced the bill on amendments proposed to the country’s laws on the national budget for 2021. The amendments provide for exempting the Agency on State Material Reserves from paying value added tax (VAT), excise tax and customs duties on food and fuel deliveries. asiaplustj.info »
Roads in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) that were affected by recent snow-slides, rockfalls and mudflows have been cleared of snow and slurry, according to Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Russia has registered the world's first vaccine against COVID-19 for animals, the country's agriculture safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said on March 31. Russia already has three coronavirus vaccines for humans, the most well-known of which is Sputnik V. asiaplustj.info »
Despite widespread problems and a dangerous epidemiological crisis, regional conflicts, terrorism, and political violence have not diminished. The last 50 years history shows that peaceful regional initiatives in resolving regional conflicts are more effective in settling problems. asiaplustj.info »
Private insurance company, Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) Paymon Insurance, has got the right to engage in both compulsory and voluntary insurance in Tajikistan, according to the press center of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT). asiaplustj.info »
Президент США Джо Байден должен перейти к конструктивным двухсторонним переговорам с российским лидером Владимиром Путиным tj.sputniknews.ru »
The foreign ministers and high-level representatives of the participating countries of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) adopted the Dushanbe Declaration on March 30. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif yesterday reviewed the latest situation of bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries on Afghanistan issues and expressed interest of their countries in further expansion of political, economic and cultural cooperation, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
In an opening speech delivered at the 9th Ministerial Meeting of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process in Dushanbe, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon noted on March 30 the energy sector is the key for all sectors of the economy and the societal development. asiaplustj.info »
The Eurasian Development Bank says unemployment rates in most of the Bank’s member nations remained moderate last year and showed signs of decline in late 2020 – early 2021. Government anti-crisis measures have helped a lot in stabilizing the labor market. asiaplustj.info »
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani today underlined the need for power transfer in a constitutional and democratic manner. The transfer of power to a future president of Afghanistan must take place in line with the county’s constitution, he said at a conference in Dushanbe, according to Pajhwok Afghan News . asiaplustj.info »
In a statement delivered at the 9th Ministerial Meeting of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) in Dushanbe, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, in particular, noted on March 30 that Tajikistan and Afghanistan have long-term historical ties in various fields. asiaplustj.info »
A knife-wielding man has attacked a Tajik consular officer in Moscow. Representative of the Tajik Embassy in Moscow told Asia-Plus that the incident took place in the Embassy building yesterday afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday met here with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on the sidelines of the regional conference themed “Heart of Asia –Istanbul Process. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan has adopted the housing and utilities sector development program designed for 2021-2024. 2.623 billion somonis (equivalent to US$232 million), with 77 percent of this amount being grants, are planned to be spent for implementation of this program. asiaplustj.info »
In 2019, Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)'s Nick McGrath travelled to the Uzbek-Tajik-Kyrgyz border regions to find out how the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is working to help ease tensions over resources An article by Nicholas McGrath, posted on AKF’s website on March 22, 2021, in particular, notes that the sudden and dramatic collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 has had a huge asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan has ordered the Ministry of Finance to repay a part of debt of the State Unitary Enterprise (SUE) Tajik railways (Tajik state-run railway company) to the Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim Bank). asiaplustj.info »
Dushanbe is hosting the 9th Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) that will take place here on March 30. The Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process is an initiative of Afghanistan and Turkey, which was officially launched at a conference hosted by Turkey in Istanbul on November 2, 2011. asiaplustj.info »
The Standing Committee on COVID-19 Response has adopted a decision to allow organization of weddings with participation of maximum 100 people. The Committee has adopted such a decision taking into account improvement of the sanitary-epidemiological situation in the country, Khovar news agency says. asiaplustj.info »
An article by Bob Rehorst and Wouter Kuijl that was posted on The Diplomat’s website on March 24 says that with Dushanbe unable to repay outstanding loans to Beijing, a deal to cede 1,158 square kilometers of disputed territory in Tajikistan to China was struck between the governments Tajikistan’s Catch-22: Foreign Investment and Sovereignty Risks notes that the asiaplustj.info »
Страны Центральной Азии в условиях пост- COVID станут более зависимыми от китайских инвестиций, пишет американское издание The Diplomat. Авторы статьи аргументируют свои утверждения относительно Таджикистана резким сокращением притока денежных приводов трудовых мигрантов. asiaplustj.info »
The World Bank is calling for strengthened national data systems in order to realize the full potential of the data revolution to transform the lives of poor people. More data is available today than ever before, yet its value is largely untapped, according to the new World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives. asiaplustj.info »
Schoolchildren from Russia’s Sverdlovsk Oblast have donated 10,000 books from their personal libraries to their peers in Tajikistan. Tajikistan’s Consulate General in Yekaterinburg the action on collection of books for schoolchildren in Tajikistan has been organized by the Sverdlovsk regional branch of the Russian Schoolchildren's Movement (RSCM). asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s Somon Air and Russia’s Utair will operate regular flights between Dushanbe and Moscow, which are expected to be resumed on April 1, 2021. A source within the Civil Aviation Agency of Tajikistan says the details of resumption of regular air traffic between Tajikistan and Russia has been discussed by the country’s civil aviation authorities. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan has ordered the Dushanbe Administration to provide a plot of land for construction of a branch of the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS). Until the completion of the construction of the building, the MDIS Branch will be temporarily placed in a former building of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first two months of this year, a fixed investment in Tajikistan has amounted to about 1. 6 billion somonis, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. Over the reporting period, the government has reportedly accounted for 47. asiaplustj.info »
The first day of the Sambo World Cup “A. Kharlampiyev Memorial” took place in Moscow on March 25. Tajik sambo fighter Khoushqadam Khusravov won the gold medal for Tajikistan, finishing first in -64kg weight category. In final, he defeated Uzbek sambo fighter Homidjon Muminov. asiaplustj.info »
